Sham-holder for beds.



PATENTBD JULY 25, 1905.

I. J; STOVALL.

SHAM HOLDER POE BEDS. APPLIGATION FILED 0013.15, 1904 1M Sim/a,

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IDA JEFFREYS STOVALL, oF HIGHLAND SPRINGS, VIRGINIA.

SHAlVl-HOLDER FOR BEDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

I-atented July 25, 1905.

Application filed October 15, 1904:. Serial No. 223,596.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, IDA J EFFREYS S'rovALL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Highland Springs, in the county of Henrico and Stateof Virginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Sham-Holdersfor Beds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to sham-holders fo beds.

The objects of the invention are to improve and simplify theconstruction of such devices; furthermore, to decrease the expenseattending their manufacture.

V With'the foregoing and other minor objects in view, which will appearas the description proceeds, the invention resides in the particularcombination and arrangement of parts and in the precise details ofconstruction hereinafter described and claimed as a practical embodimentthereof.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a perspective view of an iron bed, showing the improvedsham-holding means applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a detail elevation, partlyin section, of the improved device. Fig. 3 is a side elevation thereof.Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the supporting means for thedevice.

Like reference numerals indicate corresponding parts in the differentviews.

As shown in the drawings, the improved sham-holder comprises a tubularmember 1, having a central bore 2 and being provided with suitableattaching means for the sham, such as the rings 3. The sham-holder alsoincludes end members 4, which are of substantially the same diameter asthe tubular member 1 and are each formed with an extension 5, whichprojects into the bore 2 of the tubular member 1. Each of the endmembers is also formed with a shoulder 6, which is adapted to abutagainst the end of the tubular memher 1 when said end members areadjusted toward each other. The outer end of each member 4 preferably isbent downward, as shown, and extends through a tubular sleeve member 7,which forms part of an adjustable supporting means, comprising anopen-sided clamp 8, adapted to lit over the end rail 9 of the bed. Theopen-sided clamping member 8 is provided with a tightening-screw 10, bymeans of which it may be held in place upon the end rail 9, a similartightening-screw 11 being used in connection with the tubular sleeve 7to secure proper vertical adjustment of the downwardly bent side members4. Each of the side members 4: at its upper end preferably is providedwith suitable attaching means for the sham, such as the ring 12.

In applying the improved sham-holder tostruction the device of thisinvention constitutes an improvement over prior devices intended for asimilar purpose.

Minor changes in the precise embodiment of invention illustrated anddescribed may be made within the scope of the following claim withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing'any of itsadvantages.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is A sham-holderfor beds, comprising a tubular member, having a central bore,attachingrings on said tubular member, end members of the same diameteras the tubular member, and each having an extension fitting into thebore of said tubular member, and a shoulder adapted to abut against theend of said tubular member, each of said end members having adownwardly-bent end, an attaching-ring upon each of said end members, atubular sleeve surrounding each of said end members, a tightening-screwin each of said tubular sleeves, an open-sided clamping member securedto each of said sleeves, and a tighteningscrew in each of said clampingmembers.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IDA J EFFREYS STOVALL.

Witnesses:

JoHN P. LEA, MARION B. RoHN

